Sadly, there is no wax 'naked Harry in Vegas' figure: "Buckingham Palace guards" unveil wax figures of Prince William and Kate in Tokyo in advance of next year's reopening of Madame Tussauds waxwork museum.

Sadly, there is no wax 'naked Harry in Vegas' figure: "Buckingham Palace guards" unveil wax figures of Prince William and Kate in Tokyo in advance of next year's reopening of Madame Tussauds waxwork museum.

Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno, AFP/Getty Images

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Drill somewhere else: The Tillman home in Franklin Forks, Pa., is anti-fracking, but pro-kitty.

Drill somewhere else: The Tillman home in Franklin Forks, Pa., is anti-fracking, but pro-kitty.

Welcome to Radioactive Land! Bumper cars at an old amusement park in Pripyat, Ukraine, haven't collided with each other since April 26, 1986, when a series of explosions at a reactor of the Chernobyl power station three kilometers away caused the worst nuclear plant disaster in history. Workers raised the first section of a colossal arch-shaped structure that will eventually cover the remnants of the reactor. less

Welcome to Radioactive Land! Bumper cars at an old amusement park in Pripyat, Ukraine, haven't collided with each other since April 26, 1986, when a series of explosions at a reactor of the Chernobyl power ... more

Ma, why does the ocean look like tomato soup? A swimmer stays clear of a red algae bloom at Sydney's Clovelly Beach. While the algae, known as Noctiluca scintillans or sea sparkle, has no toxic effects, people are still advised to avoid it because of its potential for skin irritation. less

Ma, why does the ocean look like tomato soup? A swimmer stays clear of a red algae bloom at Sydney's Clovelly Beach. While the algae, known as Noctiluca scintillans or sea sparkle, has no toxic effects, people ... more

Neighbors pitch in: Terry Ellrick hugs his mutt, Abbey, who's recovering at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Tampa, Fla. Abbey was injured by a hit-and-run driver Nov. 16, but Ellrick was unable to pay for her surgery, so members of the community donated money for the operation. less

Neighbors pitch in: Terry Ellrick hugs his mutt, Abbey, who's recovering at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Tampa, Fla. Abbey was injured by a hit-and-run driver Nov. 16, but Ellrick was unable to pay for her ... more

Spills invariably occur at the fish cleaning station on Xolotlan Lake (Lake Managua) in Nicaragua. You just have to be patient.

Spills invariably occur at the fish cleaning station on Xolotlan Lake (Lake Managua) in Nicaragua. You just have to be patient.

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Coming and going: An M23 rebel marches towards the town of Sake, west of Goma, as thousands of residents flee in the opposite direction to escape the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Coming and going: An M23 rebel marches towards the town of Sake, west of Goma, as thousands of residents flee in the opposite direction to escape the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Photo: Phil Moore, AFP/Getty Images

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A Hindu devotee offers prayers in the River Yamuna during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi. Karthik Purnima, celebrated on the full-moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik, is considered very auspicious by Hindus. less

A Hindu devotee offers prayers in the River Yamuna during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi. Karthik Purnima, celebrated on the full-moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik, is considered very auspicious by ... more

Photo: Kevin Frayer, Associated Press

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